Dating Profiles of High-Tech, High-Worth Bachelors

At 31, Mr. Rattray still drives a 1996 Toyota Camry and shares a cramped Noe Valley apartment in San Francisco with three college buddies. But the Matthew Fox look-alike is perhaps the tech world’s comeliest crusader. He is the rare Silicon Valley entrepreneur who deliberately left the fast-money track to start a tech company. His epiphany came as an undergraduate at Stanford, where he had his sights on investment banking. His younger brother had come out as gay and described the discrimination he faced, so Mr. Rattray decided to make a difference instead of a fortune. His idea, Change.org, is a company that provides a platform for people to start online petitions to promote social change. The Washington Post singled out Change.org as “one of the most influential channels for activism in the country,” and its success has landed Mr. Rattray on the Time list of the 100 most influential people, as well as appearances on programs like “The Daily Show.” After a recent appearance, one young Chicago woman tweeted: “New crush: Ben Rattray, founder of http://change.org. He exists at the beautiful intersection of activism and stubble.”